Buckcherry

BuckCherry is a Grammy-nominated hard rock band founded in 1995 in Los Angeles. The band released two albums (1999's debut album “Buck Cherry” and 2001's "Time Bomb") before dissolving in summer 2002. In 2005, Josh Todd (lead vocals) and Keith Nelson (guitar) put together a new band using the BuckCherry name and released a new album in April 2006 called 15, and it launched BuckCherry's biggest hit to date, "Crazy Bitch" and the band's first Hot 100 top ten hit, "Sorry".

BuckCherry was formed after vocalist Josh Todd met guitarist Keith Nelson through their tattoo artist after discovering a common love of AC/DC. The duo made a few demos before being joined by bassist Jonathan Brightman and drummer Devon Glenn. They named the band "BuckCherry" after rearranging the first letters in Chuck Berry. They were signed to DreamWorks Records shortly after. Their first album included three modern rock chart hits in "Lit Up", "Check Your Head", and "For The Movies.”

BuckCherry toured non-stop in support of the debut album before going back into the studio in 2000 to work on 2001's Time Bomb. The second album was considered a disappointment by many critics, but it was appreciated by BuckCherry fans, because It combined the rawness of the debut with better production and most focused song writing, in particular on the single "Ridin'", the ballad "You", and the sleazy "Porno Star.”

In August of 2001, Brightman left the band. Yogi and Glenn also departed the band in the following months. However, Todd and Nelson planned to continue BuckCherry, and even began the writing process for the third album. It was during those sessions that Josh Todd unexpectedly left the band in July 2002, seemingly leading to BuckCherry's demise.

Josh Todd and Keith Nelson however went on with the BuckCherry project and in 2006 they released the album “15”. “15” was certified platinum in December 2007.

On April 15, 2008, BuckCherry announced they would be touring as part of Motley Crue's Crue Fest Tour, along with Papa Roach, Sixx:A.M. and Trapt. The tour is set to begin July 1 in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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